Reid Among 7 NFL Coaches Sacked in Firing Frenzy

Less than 24 hours after the regular season ended, NFL firings began at a furious pace. In a span of about 90 minutes before lunch Monday, coaches Andy Reid, Pat Shurmur, Romeo Crennel and Chan Gailey were let go by their teams after losing seasons. None of the moves were surprising, and more are expected. The Jets decided to keep their coach, Rex Ryan, but fired general manager Mike Tannenbaum. The Browns made it a clean sweep, dismissing GM Tom Heckert along with Shurmur. Reid was the longest tenured of the group, let go after 14 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. Gailey was dumped after three seasons with the Bills, Shurmur after two in Cleveland and Crennel was coach of the Chiefs for one full season. Jacksonville fired GM Gene Smith.

The San Diego Chargers have fired general manager A.J. Smith and coach Norv Turner after missing the playoffs for the third straight season. Coming after a season of stunning come-from-ahead losses and increasing fan anger, the firings complete a startling fall for a team that won the AFC West from 2006-09. The Chargers are the third team to fire Turner, who has an overall head coaching record of 114-122-1. Despite having what was perceived as one of the NFL's most-talented rosters for several seasons, Smith and Turner never got the Chargers to the Super Bowl.

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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Arizona Cardinals have fired coach Ken Whisenhunt after six seasons that included the long-suffering franchise's only Super Bowl appearance. The team also ousted general manager Rod Graves, who had been with the franchise for 16 years. He'd been general manager since 2007. The housecleaning by Cardinals President Michael Bidwill, son of team owner Bill Bidwill, followed a season that saw the team start 4-0 but lose 11 of its last 12 to finish 5-11. The 50-year-old Whisenhunt had more wins than any other coach in Cardinals history, going 45-51, 4-2 in the playoffs. He had a year worth about $5.5 million left on his contract. Of the team's three winning seasons the past 28 years, two came with Whisenhunt as coach.

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